New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox

Apr 21, 1972

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
NYY	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	4	9	3	11
BOS	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	-	5	10	1	4

loss:

M. Stottlemyre Sr.(0-2)win: Boston Red Sox logo

R. Culp(1-1)save: Boston Red Sox logo

B. Lee(1)

Scoring Summary

NYYBOS

1Ron Blomberg singles on a line drive to center fielder Tommy Harper. Horace Clarke scores. Roy White to 2nd. [1 run] 10
2Danny Cater out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Johnny Callison. Reggie Smith scores. Rico Petrocelli to 2nd. [1 run] [1 out] 11
2Doug Griffin singles on a line drive to center fielder Bobby Murcer. Rico Petrocelli scores. Doug Griffin out at 2nd on the throw, center fielder Bobby Murcer to third baseman Rich McKinney to shortstop Gene Michael to first baseman Ron Blomberg. [1 run] [2 outs] 12
3Carl Yastrzemski out, second baseman Horace Clarke to first baseman Ron Blomberg. Ray Culp scores. Tommy Harper to 3rd. Luis Aparicio to 2nd. [1 run] [1 out] 13
3Rico Petrocelli out on a sacrifice fly. Tommy Harper scores. Luis Aparicio out at 3rd. Reggie Smith to 2nd. Rico Petrocelli to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs] 14
5Bobby Murcer hits a home run (1). Thurman Munson scores. [2 runs] 34
7Tommy Harper singles. Carlton Fisk scores. [1 run] 35
8John Ellis singles on a line drive to right fielder Reggie Smith. Ron Swoboda scores. [1 run] 45

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Horace Clarke2B	1	4	1	0	1	1	0	2	.400
2Thurman MunsonC	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	4	.313
3Bobby MurcerCF	2	4	1	2	0	1	1	1	.211
4Roy WhiteLF	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	3	.167
5Ron Blomberg1B	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	.625
Felipe AlouPH-1B	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	.222
6Johnny CallisonRF	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	6	.000
7Rich McKinney3B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.158
8Gene MichaelSS	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.222
Ron SwobodaPH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Lindy McDanielP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
9Mel Stottlemyre Sr.P	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	.000
John EllisPH	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
Jerry KenneyPR-SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTAL	9	35	4	4	6	6	1	23	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Mel Stottlemyre Sr.RHP	7.0	9	5	4	0	3	39	3.46
Lindy McDanielRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	5	0.00
TOTAL	8.0	10	5	4	1	3	44	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Tommy HarperCF	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.235
Rick MillerCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2Luis AparicioSS	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.263
3Carl YastrzemskiLF	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	.053
4Reggie SmithRF	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	.167
5Rico Petrocelli3B	0	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	.111
6Danny Cater1B	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	.059
7Doug Griffin2B	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.385
8Carlton FiskC	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333
9Ray CulpP	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Bill LeeP	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000



TOTAL	10	28	5	5	1	3	0	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Ray CulpRHP	6.0	6	3	3	3	6	1	53	3.29
Bill LeeLHP	3.0	3	1	1	3	0	0	19	5.40
TOTAL	9.0	9	4	4	6	6	1	72	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningNYYBOS

TOP 1
SINGLE — Horace Clarke singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tommy Harper.
00
BUNT POP OUT — Thurman Munson bunt pops out to catcher Carlton Fisk. [1 out]
00
BATTER OUT — Bobby Murcer out to second baseman Doug Griffin. [2 outs]
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Horace Clarke steals (1) 2nd base.
00
WALK — Roy White walks.
00
SINGLE — Ron Blomberg singles on a line drive to center fielder Tommy Harper. Horace Clarke scores. Roy White to 2nd. [1 run]
10
BATTER OUT — Johnny Callison out, first baseman Danny Cater to pitcher Ray Culp. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
WALK — Tommy Harper walks.
10
DOUBLE PLAY — Luis Aparicio lines into a double play, shortstop Gene Michael to first baseman Ron Blomberg. Tommy Harper out at 2nd. Luis Aparicio out at 1st. [2 outs]
10
BATTER OUT — Carl Yastrzemski out, second baseman Horace Clarke to first baseman Ron Blomberg. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

NYY

BOS

4Runs5

9Hits10

3Errors1

.257Batting Avg.357

35At Bats28

2Extra-base Hits2

1Home Runs0

4Runs-Batted-In5

6Walks3

1Stolen Bases2

6Strikeouts1

11Left on Base4

13Total Bases13

Game Details

Friday, April 21, 1972 · 6:05 PM

Fenway Park · Boston, MA

attendance: 14,895 (39.5%)

weather: 47 degrees, unknown